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Intern Highlight Profile: Nicole Walker
Posted in: News & Updates by Samantha Applewhaite on August 31, 2010
Hamilton, ON—As one of our Development Assistants, Nicole’s responsibilities include organizing fundraisers, networking with prospective donors, scheduling public engagements and increasing organization membership. Nicole was born in Oakville, Ontario and has lived around the Greater Toronto Area all of her life. She currently resides in St. Catharines, where she is going into her third year of Business Communications at Brock University.
Nicole applied to Empowerment Squared because it helped bring two sides of her together: the business side of development and the humanitarian side of helping others. After reading the job description and the story behind the organization, Nicole knew her qualities would fit the job and wanted to become part of a team who was dedicated to helping people help others.
In her spare time, Nicole enjoys watching and playing sports, cheerleading, reading, and photography. Nicole likes watching television shows like Glee, Entourage, and one of her favourite shows of all-time, The O.C. Nicole is eclectic when it comes to music preferences, but she considers Paul McCartney and She and Him one of her favourites after seeing their concerts this past summer.
If Nicole had to describe herself in three words they would be: creative, enthusiastic and generous. If Ms. Walker were to be a kitchen utensil, she would be a utensil tray, because she considers herself a very organized person. If Nicole had a $1 million, she would travel around the world. However, she has already travelled many places, including New York City and other parts of the United States, Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba, England, Scotland and Paris. Her dream travel destination is California.
After her exciting summer at Empowerment Squared, Nicole is happy to have learned so much that she can take away and apply to her future endeavours. She hopes to learn more about non-profit organizations and all of the daily operations that go into making a non-profit successful.
Empowerment Squared is constantly looking for enthusiastic interns who want to make a difference and join our team. For more information, please visit our Job Opportunities section for future employment and volunteer opportunities.
